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Simplicity & Contentment

July 12, 2020 • Bethany Allen

Every person will at one time or another be confronted with reconciling the ache, need, and desire to feel fulfilled within—to feel satisfied and happy with what we have and who we are. In order for us to practice Simplicity in our lives, we must first confront the soul ache within; to take notice of why we are driven to consume, and then to invite God to meet us there, allowing him to show us and teach us how to be satisfied in him. It is through the discipline and practice of contentment that we extinguish the fire of “more” in our lives and ultimately find freedom to live lives of simplicity.

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Simplicity of Pleasure

July 5, 2020 • Josh Porter

God designed us to experience joy. He wired the complex chemical reactions of our brains to accommodate it. But we are broken. And so is the world. And so many corrupt the freedom of Jesus twisting and mangling it so that it becomes a license for excess. Simplicity of Pleasure declutters the mind and the soul so that we can become active channels of the Holy Spirit.

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Simplicity of Stuff

June 28, 2020 • John Mark Comer

After laying the groundwork for the practice of simplicity, we tackle materialism head on. A truth that cuts across the human condition is: the more you get, the more you want. Many of us live in a kind of captivity to the desire for more. How do we break free? In this teaching we examine 1 Timothy 6 and explore two practices from the way of Jesus that both fall under the rubric of simplicity: 1. Limit how much you own, and 2. Practice generosity. A life of freedom is waiting for us in the kingdom of God.

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Kitchen, Bathrooms, and Laundry with Joshua Becker

June 4, 2020 • John Mark Comer & Joshua Becker

A short tutorial from minimalist teacher Joshua Becker, with best practices for simplifying the workrooms of your house - the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry.

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Living Areas and Bedrooms with Joshua Becker

June 3, 2020 • John Mark Comer & Joshua Becker

A short tutorial from minimalist teacher Joshua Becker, with best practices for simplifying your living areas and bedrooms.

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The Closet with Joshua Becker

June 2, 2020 • John Mark Comer & Joshua Becker

A short tutorial from minimalist teacher Joshua Becker, with best practices for simplifying your wardrobe.

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An Interview with Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com

June 1, 2020 • John Mark Comer & Joshua Becker

John Mark sits down with Joshua Becker, one of the founders of the minimalist movement of the last decade. Josh’s blog was one of the first to hit the internet, and attracts over a million views a month. As a follower of Jesus and former pastor, Joshua is full of insight into the intersection between the way of Jesus and minimalism. You can’t not be inspired by his life story.

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Simplicity of Apparel

May 31, 2020 • John Mark Comer

Part 4 of the series "Simplicity" as part of Practicing The Way. We humans have a surpassingly complex, emotional relationship to clothing. Behind the excess, waste, and vanity of modern fashion is an ancient biblical story in which clothing is a response to sin and shame. A strategy to mask our deepest fear - that we cannot be loved as we are. It comes as no surprise that the New Testament writers warn of the many ways that clothing can cause distraction and division in Jesus’ community of love, the church. In this teaching we go beyond minimalism to discover a deep internal freedom.

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Simplicity of Speech

May 24, 2020 • John Mark Comer

Part 3 of the series "Simplicity" as part of Practicing The Way. We explore the ancient Christian practice of simplicity of speech, a disciplined attempt to talk like Jesus. And not talk like Jesus. To become aware of all the ways we utilize speech to manipulate people to do or think what we want them to do or think. By learning to embrace silence, we deepen our confidence in God.

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Simplicity of Heart

May 17, 2020 • John Mark Comer

Part 2 of the series "Simplicity" as part of Practicing The Way. We begin our exploration of the practice of simplicity with what previous followers of Jesus called “simplicity of heart.” It’s not enough to simplify our possessions, we must simplify around something (or someone). And what you center your life on will define who you become, for better or worse.

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The Propaganda of More

May 10, 2020 • John Mark Comer

Part 1 of the series “Simplicity” as part of Practicing the Way. We live with a nagging sense that we never have enough – enough time in the day or money in the bank. We feel torn in multiple directions. Tired of low-grade fatigue. Behind on everything. Beset by constant distraction. We all know the cliché that “the most important things in life aren’t things” is true, and yet time and again we fall for advertising’s ploy. Is there a practice from the way of Jesus that could set our heart free from what Jesus called “the deceitfulness of wealth,” the false promise that money and stuff can give us security and satisfaction? To get free of the endless cycle of desire, and find contentment, margin, and life in the kingdom with Jesus? Yes. It is the practice of simplicity.